人教版新目标八年级下Unit7SectionB

人教版新目标八年级下Unit7SectionB

Unit 7 Unit 7 What's the highest mountain in the world? Section B 1 1a-2e New words weigh v. 称重 adult n. 成人 adj. 成年的 bamboo n. 竹子 endangered adj. 濒危的 research n.&v. 调查；研究 keeper n. 饲养员 awake adj. 醒着 excitement n. 激动 illness n. 疾病 artwork n. 插图 wild adj. 野生的 government n. 政府 Compare facts about these two animals. Use the language in the box to help you make sentences. 1a Elephant — is 350 cm tall — weighs 5,000 kilos — eats 150 kilos of food a day zxxk Discussion Panda — is 150 cm tall (standing on two legs) — weighs 100 kilos — eats 10 kilos of food a day Example sentences: This elephant weighs many times more than this panda. (200 cm taller/shorter, weigh much more/less, eat much more/less, eat many times more) 大熊猫最奇特的一点是新生儿在出生时相当的不成熟，体重仅是它母亲体重的 0.1% ，平均为 145 克左右，约为成年的千分之一。照顾孩子是一项非常艰巨的任务，通常历时 18 个月，有时长达两年，直到她的下一个孩子出生。 大象是现存世界最大的陆栖动物，主要外部特征为柔韧而肌肉发达的长鼻和扇大的耳朵，具缠卷的功能，是象自卫和取食的有力工具。象肩高约 2 米，体重 3 ～ 7 吨。非洲象耳大，体型较大，体重较重。亚洲象耳小，身体较小，体重较轻。 Z ， xxk Listen and check( √ ) the numbers you hear. Listening 100 16 20 50 120 0.1 0.2 150 √ √ √ √ √ 1b Listen again and complete the sentences . 1. At birth, a baby panda is about ___ to ___ kilos. 2. At birth, a baby panda is about ___ cm long. 3. A baby panda is not black. It is ____ and it has no _____. 4. A panda can live up to ___ to ___ years. 0.1 0.2 15 pink teeth 20 30 1c Take turns telling your classmates about pandas. Practice A: A baby panda cannot see. B: An adult panda weighs many times more than a baby panda. 1d Talk about pandas in your class. Use these words to help you. Reading 2a big, bamboo, zoo, popular, cute, black and white, Sichuan, famous, endangered, beautiful, forest, protect 阅读策略： Scanning This means moving your eyes quickly down the page to find specific information. Scan the article to find out what these numbers mean. 10, 12, 200, 2000 2b Scan the article again and write short answers to the questions. What is Lin Wei’s job? 2. What do the baby pandas eat for breakfast? 3. What do adult pandas eat? A panda keeper. Milk. Bamboos. 2c 4. Why are pandas endangered? 5. What is one way of saving pandas? Because there is less forest for pandas to live. Teaching children. Complete the sentences using words and phrases from the passage. The panda _______ at the Chengdu Research Base are awake very early in the morning to _______ breakfast for the baby pandas. keepers prepare 2. Adult pandas do not have babies very ____, and some of the babies only live for a short time because of _______. often illnesses 2d 4. A special program in Chengdu teaches _______ about why pandas are __________ and how to save them. endangered 5. The __________________ is also helping to save the pandas. It is _______________ more trees to make more homes for the pandas. Chinese government 3. Another reason for fewer and fewer pandas is because people are cutting down ____ so pandas have fewer places to live. the forests children planting Discussion Discuss what other ways you think children can help to save the pandas. 2e 1. At birth , a baby panda is about… birth v. 出生 at birth 出生时 e.g. Man’s nature  at birth  is good. 人之初，性本善。 give birth to… 生（孩子）；产生 e.g. My aunt  gave birth to  a beautiful baby girl yesterday. 昨天我婶婶生下一个漂亮的小女孩。 Language points 2. A panda can live up to 20 to 30 years. up to 到达（数量，程度等）；不多于 e.g. In some area of Africa, children get educated up to 12 years old. 在非洲的一些地区，孩子最多受教 育到 12 岁。 3. …they run over with excitement and some of them even walk into their friends and fall over ! run over 跑上前去 over adv. 穿越；从 …… 的一边到另一边 e.g. She ran over to say hello, but I didn’t recognize her. 她跑过来打招呼，但我没有认出她 来。 walk into （走路时意外）撞上 e.g. As he was thinking too deeply and not playing attention to where he was going, he walked straight into a tree. 由于他陷入深思，没有注意看路，径直撞到了一棵树上。 fall over 摔倒；倒下 e.g. Don’t run too fast, or you might fall over . 别跑的太快，要不你会摔跤的。 fall over something 被某物绊倒 e.g. Tommy fell over the dog and broke his front teeth. Tommy 被那只狗绊了一跤，磕断了 门牙。 4. Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the remaining forests . living in the remaining forests 是一个现在 分词短语，用做定语，修饰 pandas 。 e.g. the girls singing under the tree 树下唱歌的女孩们 the women washing clothes by the river 河边洗衣服的女人们 Guess Can you guess what the animal is? They are huge animals. They live in the sea . They can sing songs . They can jump high out of water. They are very clever and also very friendly . What are they? Whales huge They can jump high out of the water. Some kinds of the whales have teeth. But most don’t. Humans catch whales for meat, fat and oil. They are in danger. 3a. Read the following words and phrases about whales. Put them in the correct place in the chart. Humans catch whales for meat, fat and oil Eat small fish and other sea life Jump high out of the water Rules on whale protection Huge Water pollution Live in the sea Some kinds have teeth Learn more about whales Stop putting rubbish into the sea Sing songs Whale parts sold to make things like candles and soap What do they look like? Where do they live? What do they eat? What can they do? Why do some of them have to be protected? How can we protect them? Huge; Some kinds have teeth Live in the sea Eat small fish and other sea life Jump high out of the water; Sing songs Humans catch whales for meat, fat and oil; Water pollution; Whale parts sold to make things like candles and soap Rules on whale protection ; Learn more about whales; Stop putting rubbish into the sea Whales are ... They live in ... They eat... They can ... One interesting fact is ... Another interesting fact is ... Some kinds of whales are in danger because ... We should protect whales from ... I think people should/shouldn’t... 3b. Write a paragraph about whales and why they need to be protected. Use the information in 3a. Then make a poster. Sample writing: Whales are huge animals . They live in the sea and eat small fish and other sea life . One interesting fact is whales can jump high out of water .Another interesting fact is they can sing songs .Some kinds of whales are in danger because humans catch them for meat, fat, and oil, and use whale parts to make candles and soap . Whales are also in danger because of water pollution . We should protect whales by making rules on whale protection and by not putting rubbish into the sea. I think people should learn more about whales. 1. Complete the chart. Adjectives Comparatives Superlatives high dangerous long popular higher highest more dangerous most dangerous longer longest more popular most popular Self Check 2. Match verbs and objects. Then add one more object to each list. Verbs Objects 1.reach a. my life, my money,... 2. achieve b. the top of a mountain, the library,... 3. risk c. my dream, success, … Reach the top of a mountain Reach the library Reach the bus stop Reach the agreement （达成协议） Achieve my dreams Achieve success Achieve the first place Achieve our goal Risk my life Risk my money Risk management ( 风险管理 ) Risk defeat ( 冒着失败的风险 ) 1. An elephant weighs ( few / many ) times more than a dog. 2. An adult panda can eat ( much / a little ) more than a cat. 3. Canada is a (little / lot) less __________ (crowded) than China. 4. A tiger is ( much / a little ) _________ (strong) than a man. 3 Circle the correct word and/or fill in the blank with the correct form of the word in brackets for each sentence. crowded stronger